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تَحَرُّك
movement /taˈħar.ruk/
nounA1#621 most common
Also: motion, stirring, maneuver
Example sentences
هَذا تَحَرُّك بَطيء.
This is a slow movement.
لاحَظْتُ تَحَرُّكاً في الغُرْفة.
I noticed a movement in the room.
كانَ تَحَرُّك السَّيّارة مُفاجِئاً.
The car's movement was sudden.
راقَبَ العُلَماءُ تَحَرُّكَ الصَّفائِحِ الأرْضِيّة.
The scientists monitored the movement of the tectonic plates.
أيُّ تَحَرُّكٍ مُفاجِئٍ قَدْ يُثيرُ الشُّكوك.
Any sudden movement could raise suspicion.
رَصَدَ المُحَلِّلونَ تَحَرُّكاتِ القُوّاتِ على طولِ الحُدود.
The analysts tracked the troop movements along the border.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَحَرُّكٌ | تَحَرُّكاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَحَرُّكٍ | تَحَرُّكاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَحَرُّكاً | تَحَرُّكاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا تَحَرُّكُ | يا تَحَرُّكاتُ |
Word family
تَحَرَّكَto move, to be in motion
حَرَكةmovement, motion
مُحَرِّكengine, motor
حَرَّكَto move something
مُتَحَرِّكmoving, mobile
Etymology
The word is the verbal noun of the Form V verb تَحَرَّكَ, "to move" or "to be set in motion." It is built on the triliteral Semitic root ح-ر-ك, which carries the basic sense of motion. The Form V pattern تَفَعُّل adds a reflexive shade, so the noun names the act of a thing moving by or within itself.
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